The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1434

Dr. Funke paused, a smile creeping onto his face as he set down his water glass on the tabletop. “Alaric, if I were solely looking for a businessman to partner with, you wouldn’t stand a chance of having dinner with me.”

“I get it, Dr. Funke. You’re after a businessman with a bit of flair,” Alaric replied, his furrowed brows relaxing into a light, teasing grin. He reached for the pitcher beside him. and topped up Dr. Funke’s glass with a little more water.

Assured that Dr. Funke bore no ill will, Alaric relaxed. Before long, the server brought over their dishes, and Alaric swapped out Dr. Funke’s glass for a clean one, uncorked a bottle. of wine and poured him a drink.

“Dr. Funke, in light of our serendipitous meeting, we simply must toast to it today,” he insisted.

Dr. Funke seemed like an ordinary-looking man in his fifties, speaking with humor and wit, yet there was a sincerity to him. He quickly put up his hand to stop Alaric from pouring the wine for him. “I can’t drink, I still have to drive later.”

“I’ll call a cab to take you home later. It’s not every day we hit it off like this. We can’t do without a drink,” Alaric said, resolutely pouring Dr. Funke a glass nonetheless.

Then, he poured one for himself.

Falconer is quite the

then asked with curiosity, “How can you tell I’m a ladies’

just

serving

Dr. Funke

and even serving food naturally, carried a magnetic field of likability. They would attract women easily, and once a

fickle, they are scoundrels. Every scoundrel has a charm that easily

laughed, “Dr. Funke, you do have a great sense of humor.”

of fifty like Dr. Funke couldn’t help but

his food, a smile playing on his

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contract with you

the contract from his briefcase and sliding it across the table to Dr. Funke. He had come alone to negotiate with Dr.